Volgarr the Viking 2 is unabashedly old school in its difficulty, yet it's also one of the most approachable, yet intentionally tough games I've ever played.
When I played Volgarr the Viking 2 at Guerrilla Collective 2024, I couldn’t beat its first level. I was adamant about doing better once I had the full game on my Nintendo Switch. As I’d learn when I finally got my hands on it, Crazy Viking Studios and Digital Eclipse had players like me in mind all along when it approached difficulty design.
Just like you remember Volgarr the Viking 2 will feel intimately familiar to anyone who played its 2014 predecessor. It’s a challenging 2D platformer starring a Viking who’s trying to take down an evil lich with the help of some Valkyries. The story mostly stops there as the focus turns to survival and gold collecting. Its 2D platforming gameplay finds a middle ground between Rastan and Ghosts ‘n Goblins.
In fact, it’s only improved in presentation and approachability. The pixel art looks more polished than in the original, while the soundtrack is full of retro-inspired tunes that feel ripped off an NES cartridge. Volgarr the Viking 2 feels old school in all the right ways, but avoids some of the baggage that comes with that.
This means one misstep can cost minutes of progress even when using an Undead Mode that’s supposed to circumvent that issue. This is particularly painful in the second level, which features underwater sections that change up the platforming physics, and the fifth level, which has Volgarr jump on very small platforms that can damage him. Eventually, the endless continues allowed me to overcome those obstacles, though, so it’s not all bad.
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